Gunmen on Monday morning attacked the Owerri Correctional
Prison in the Imo State capital and freed over 1500 inmates
The attackers also razed the Imo State Police Command
headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the
command headquarters.
The hoodlums further freed the suspects in almost all the
cells at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the command.
It was gathered that the gunmen operated from 1am till
3am on Monday.
They sang solidarity songs at the Government House
Roundabout for about 30 minutes before attacking the facilities, a security
source confided in our correspondent.
On breaking into the prison facility with the aid of
explosives and dynamite, the attackers told the inmates to go home.
When contacted, the police spokesperson in the state,
Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the attacks.
He, however, assured the people of the state that the
security agencies were on top of the matter.
Details later…
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